Fostering Language Learning : Autonomy of Secondary School Students

Authors

Fernando Manuel Peralta Castro (ed)
University Of Colima
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5274-5838
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53897/LI.2024.0012.UCOL

Keywords:

Curriculum design, Teaching strategies, English Medium Instruction

Synopsis

This book emerges as a result of an investigation into a call issued by the University of Colima for proposals to full-time research professors in 2022 through the CGIC. The call was directed at promoting research, technological advancement, and innovation that focuses on addressing national issues, state sustainability, and improving the condition of the people of Colima. This study aims to evaluate the success of a language course in enhancing the English proficiency of the students, assess the level of autonomy developed by students of English as a second language in a forty-hour course, and investigate the significance of autonomous learning environments.



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Author Biographies

Fernando Manuel Peralta Castro, University Of Colima

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5274-5838

Is a professor of the Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Language Teaching at the University of Colima.  His areas of interest are action research, language teaching and teacher training. He has written nearly twenty manuscripts, research articles in prestigious national and international journals, has coordinated the publication of books, and been part of editorial committees. At the beginning of 2022, he received the appointment of candidate for national researcher by the National System of Researchers.

Isaías Bracamontes Ceballos, University Of Colima

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0461-1709

holds a Doctor of Education Degree from ETAC University of Aliat Universidades (2018–2020), a Master’s Degree in Tourism Competitiveness (2007–2011) from the Faculty of Tourism of the University of Colima, and a Master’s Degree in Management and Policies of Higher Education (2004–2006) from the University Center of Economic-Administrative Sciences of the University of Guadalajara. He is Coordinator of Graduate Studies at the Faculty of Tourism of the University of Colima and Creator of Metadística, a Youtube channel dedicated to the dissemination of statistics and research methodology. He currently works in the areas of educational research, tourism education, and applied statistics in the social sciences.

Liliana Martínez Venegas, University Of Colima

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6571-0677

is a Telematics Engineer and holds a Master’s Degree in Information Technology from the University of Colima. In 2022, she concluded the Doctorate in Research with an Educational Approach at the “Federico Rangel Fuentes” Institute of Higher Studies, with the publication as author and co-author of two book chapters, an article, and an individual participation in a consortium of graduates. She has worked on projects that were supported by the University of Colima's Call for Research Strengthening and she is currently working on her thesis research which focuses on interpersonal skills for group learning. Her areas of interest have focused on improving soft skills for collaborative learning in both virtual and face-to-face environments. With 21 years of teaching experience, she worked at the Higher Institute of Normal Education of the State of Colima at the Center for Baccalaureate Studies and the Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, as well as the Faculty of Telematics and high schools 1, 2, 3, 4 and 33 of the University of Colima where she currently works as a Full-Time Research Professor and professor of the bilingual program.

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